Thursday the 6th was another eye checkup. GREAT news!!! Taken off all restrictions except lifting heavy stuff and swimming. Chasing Ryder around is a no-no also. I was really glad to get rid of the eye patch that I had to wear at night. Should know soon when he plans on doing the right eye. Really cool surprise this afternoon.....3 beautiful deer beside our rig. Got some great pictures.
Sunday the 9th we headed to Austin for Ryder's birthday. Beside the bicycle he got a Cadillac Escalade like his dad's. OH MY GOSH it was adorable. Even has a radio. Got lots of swimming pool stuff, a scooter, etc. etc. In other words LOTS of stuff.
On Monday the 10th the deer came back. Lee had put some dried corn on the ground, which they love. Figured out they were chewing on my plants and that's a NO NO. Found some spray for the plants. Doesn't hurt the plants at all, but keeps the critters away from them. Also had a run in with a new cat that attacked one of our birds. He got this one on the ground. The cats cannot reach the feeder and finch sock due to an extended hanger Lee put up. I know this is all a part of nature, but I DO NOT LIKE IT!!! The cats around here are going to learn to not come near our pets!!!
On Saturday the 15th we took a trip into Gruene for Market Days. Sunday we drove up to Debi's. She treated us to Father's Day breakfast at one of our favorite Mexican restaurant. Lee drove her rig back. She was going to let Lee's daughter, grand kids & friend (from Tennessee) stay in it for a week. After getting her rig set up we ran a few errands. As we pulled up to the rig ---- a road runner! Beautiful creature!! Behind him was one of our resident cats. I told Lee to concentrate on getting a picture of the road runner and I would take care of the cat. The cat was stalking the road runner and was just about ready to pounce on it when I interrupted his thinking. Ain't hurt one yet....but they're pushing their luck.
Company arrived late afternoon on Monday the 17th. Once they got the car unpacked and rested for a few, we took them on a tour of River Road and Gruene. Tuesday we went to the Alamo and the River Walk. Stopped in a Mexican restaurant for a late lunch. I was scanning the wine list because it was huge!!!! Talk about sticker shock.....prices run up to $600.00.....water please! Wednesday we went to a place called Enchanted Spring Ranch in Boerne. Oh what fun!!! It's an old western town, with a carriage ride through the back acres where they have exotic animals. Also had longhorns, huge buffalo, zebras, sheep, horses, etc. etc. There was a show by Pistol Packin' Paula. She puts on a great show with her guns and whips. On Thursday Lee, his daughter and grand kids floated the Guadalupe river. I couldn't go (because of the eye surgery), so I prepared a going away dinner (pot roast) and baked a cake. I thought they would like to have a home cooked meal. Her friend has family living close by, so she met them for lunch. On Friday morning our company left heading back to Tennessee. Lots of fun had by all. We were on the go constantly which made the week go by rather quickly. But - vacations always go by too fast. We then left for the laundromat. Had our laundry, plus the sheets and towels from Debi's rig. She and a friend are heading this way tonight for the weekend. Saturday was a really relaxing day. We made pulled pork and homemade potato salad. Delicious!!! Sunday we prepared homemade breakfast tacos. Another leisurely day until it was time to help Deb unhook. She was heading back to Austin.
We had picked up Debi's blow up kayak boat that had a bladder problem. Took it to some folks to see if they could fix it. Turns out it needs a new bladder which has now been ordered. That's what her and I use to float the Guadalupe. Went to Camping World for a couple items. Checked out another campground on the way back home.
Got a call today (Wed the 26th) from my eye doctor's office. Surgery on my right eye is July 17th. YEAH!!!!!! I'm really excited. Our weather has been nice and warm -- heat index today of 104. Now - that's toasty. But as I've said before the humidity here is nothing like back home, so you can still breathe. To add to the heat, we now have dust from Africa. It looks so bad here -- can't imagine was it's like there. All these weather issues have certainly been a learning experience for us. But - we still love it here!! Thursday we traveled into Wimberley and Spring Branch to check out 5 more campgrounds. Two are possibilities. the deer pictures that include the babies was taken on the road to one of the campgrounds.
Saturday was our major cleaning day on the inside of the rig ONLY. No outside stuff since our heat index is 108. We're better than Death Valley at 130. Sunday morning the 30th we were awaken by thunder. OH PLEASE bring on the rain!!! Sure enough - a good rain for over an hour. Temp came down to 73!! Didn't overdo it today at all. Watched the race and grilled. Very pleasant outside tonight - cool front came in - only 85.
Hope you enjoy the pictures this time. We ended up with a lot.
Take care.....until next time
